‘Walk-away-Joe’ and Deut 22:23-29 - with Dr. Sandra Richter

<p>Dr. Sandra Richter, formerly Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, is The Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. Among her many publications are <em>The Deuteronomistic History and the Name Theology</em> (BZAW 2002) and <em>Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says About the Environment and Why It Matters </em>(IVP 2020). In this podcast, she discusses the importance of Hebrew language in her work, Deuteronomy as an ancient law code, and how parallel texts and a shift of verbs in Deut 22:23-29 illuminate the laws regarding seduction and “rape” in vv. 28-29.</p>